[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C.

  • Diss (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Diss U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    on the outskirts of the town are not aware of this service for the clearning of cesspools and privy-vaults and have informed them accordingly* Under the terms of the contract,, the Council are paying for the clearance of such cesspools and privy-vaults twice per annum, any clearance in excess of two during the year being chargeable to the owner o:: the occupier of the premises* UATER JUPPLJjCS. Plain ^.Supply;* This is the responsibility of the Council's Water Engineer. Other than on one occasion early in the year, the samples of the main water supplies have given a continued result of Highly Satisfactory* The softening and treatment plant was completed, bringing the method of treatment to a very high standard. Other Supplies, There was 1 complaint of an unsatisfactory well water supply and this, when a sample was taken, gave a result of Highly Unsatisfactory. The owner of the property has now provide a main water supply* Most of the well water supplies should be replaced by a main supply in the near future, when the Burston Water Scheme comes into operation, PUIBLICJiEALTH, ACT_?. 1,9,36. SECTION 75 (Dustbins)* A total of 5 complaints were received concerning defective dustbins and a number were noticed on routine inspections for other purposes. Ip informal notices or verbal requests we: e made for new dustbins to be supplied and these were complied with in each case* SECTION.8^ (Verminous ?remises etc,). At the request of the owner, the rooms of 1 house were disinfested on becoming vacant* This was the only recorded case of verminous premises during the year, compared with my previous experience in other districts, this area is remarkably free from insect vermin* SECTIjONJ22 (lluisapiccgs) Some 35 complaints of alleged insanitary conditions were made and investigated; 62 of these complaints were justified and were matters that came under the heading of Public Health Nuisances# As a result 39 Informal Notices were served or Verbal Hequests made* The number of Statutory Notices served was b it was not necessary to institute legal proceedings in any instance During the year, 57 nuisances were abs-ted and 30 Informal and b Statutory Notices complied with. I append a summary of defects remedied* _SECT 1011 l&Z (Disinfection of premises etc*). Following cases of infectious disease, the disinfection of rooms and articles was carried out in 2 instances. SECTIOI'J 26% (Control of Moveable Dwellings etc*). 12 visits were madeTo moveable- Tncfother temporary dwellings. In each case the dwellings were maintained in a sanitary end hygienic manner with suitable sanitary accommodation and water supply* During the year 3 sites and b dwellings were licensed by the Council,